Fifth seed Kei Nishikori kept up his good run of form and claimed his 300th tour-level win with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Viktor Troicki on Wednesday to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. "I think it's a great number," said Nishikori. "I think this year has been pretty good. I have been winning a lot of matches and playing a lot of tournaments. Every year I feel like I'm getting strong, so I'm happy with performance right now." The Japanese star, who is coming off his fifth ATP World Tour final of the season in Basel last week (l. to Cilic), twice let slip a break advantage in the second set before breaking Troicki...
Richard Gasquet threads the needle with a backhand Hot Shot against Steve Johnson at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Milos Raonic delivered one of his best serving performances of the year on Tuesday to get his indoor season back on track at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. The Canadian hit 17 aces and won 98 per cent of his first-serve points (41/42) to beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(5), 6-4. The 25 year old didn't face a break point in the one-hour, 14-minute match and took advantage of the only one he saw against Carreno Busta, breaking for 3-2 lead in the second set. The match was also played to Raonic's liking – quickly. About 86 per cent of the points ended before five shots had been hit. The World No. 5 will try to keep the same...
In this Paris Classic Moment, Gael Monfils saves five match points in a 7-6(7), 6-7(1), 7-6(4) victory over Roger Federer in the 2010 semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and other ATP World Tour stars talk about the battle for No. 1 at this week's BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
